-ine

Morpheme

-ine

Type

suffix

Denotation

diminutive suffix

Etymology

Italian -ine, from -ina; Latin -īna

Evidence

linguine

Notes

pronounced final <e>

See Also

-in(e) [-ine, -in]

Homographs

Ine, -in(e) [-ine, -in]

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